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Did you work with Asbestos-Refractory Ladle Mud, Gunning Mix, and Nozzle Cement for Teeming and Transfer Ladles? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Asbestos-Refractory Ladle Mud, Gunning Mix, and Nozzle Cement for Teeming and Transfer Ladles, made by Ap Green Industries, sold from the 1940s until the 1970s. Plaintiffs allegedly identified A.P. Green Industries asbestos-refractory ladle mud and gunning mix as an exposure source in steel mill teeming pits; A.P. Green Trust confirmed 2003. Asbestos fiber allegedly used as reinforcement and thermal-shock additive in ladle mud, gunning mix, and slide-gate nozzle cement applied to teeming ladles, transfer ladles, and BOF tap holes; workers hand-mixed dry powder, patched hot ladle linings with trowels, and chipped spent refractory during ladle relines. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Steel mill bricklayers and refractory masons, Ladlemen, teemers, and pit workers, BOF and open hearth furnacemen and helpers, and Millwrights and mechanical maintenance workers. Claims involving this manufacturer are handled through the A.P. Green Industries Trust (2003) — an experienced asbestos attorney can determine whether you qualify. If you worked with or around Asbestos-Refractory Ladle Mud, Gunning Mix, and Nozzle Cement for Teeming and Transfer Ladles and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
According to publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation records, A.P. Green Industries, Inc. (Mexico, Missouri) allegedly supplied asbestos-containing ladle mud, gunning mix, nozzle cement, and monolithic refractory products used to line and patch teeming ladles, transfer ladles, and BOF tap holes at integrated steel mills. Plaintiffs allegedly identified A.P. Green product shipments as a source of occupational asbestos exposure in teeming pits and ladle-repair bays.
Litigation records allegedly describe asbestos fiber used as reinforcement and thermal-shock resistance in ladle-repair formulations, released as respirable dust when workers opened bags, hand-mixed powder with water, patched hot ladle linings with trowels, gunned the material through pneumatic equipment, and chipped spent refractory during full ladle relines.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed litigation that the following workers encountered A.P. Green Industries asbestos-refractory products:
- Steel mill bricklayers, refractory masons, and ladle-repair crews
- Ladlemen, teemers, and pit workers exposed during and after ladle patching
- BOF furnacemen and tap-hole maintenance workers
- Millwrights and mechanical maintenance workers on shutdown crews